Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 33 12 Jun 2019
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Foreign Medals, USA, American Numismatic Association, silver member's medal, 1910, named to K. R. Rane with date 1921, by John Gutzon Borglum, struck by Tiffany, nude youth stands holding portrait plaque of Lincoln, FOVNDED IN NEW YORK MDCCCLVIII, signed GB in field, rev. legend within oak sprays,77mm., at one time harshly cleaned, very fine, rare
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (1867-1941) is a sculptor not remembered for work on a small scale, such as this medal. He had been the original choice to carve the Stone Mountain memorial to the Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, though he was later dismissed. He bounced back some years later and designed and carved the monumental heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore. Whilst the head of George Washington was unveiled on July 4, 1930, Jefferson was not completed till 1936, Lincoln the following year and Roosevelt in 1939.
(250-300 GBP)
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (1867-1941) is a sculptor not remembered for work on a small scale, such as this medal. He had been the original choice to carve the Stone Mountain memorial to the Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, though he was later dismissed. He bounced back some years later and designed and carved the monumental heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore. Whilst the head of George Washington was unveiled on July 4, 1930, Jefferson was not completed till 1936, Lincoln the following year and Roosevelt in 1939.
(250-300 GBP)